Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi[1]
The University logo with a Bodhi tree motif
Other name
AUD
Former name
Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Ambedkar University Delhi
TypePublic
Established2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Academic affiliations
UGC, AIU, ACU
ChancellorLieutenant Governor of Delhi
Vice-ChancellorAnu Singh Lather[2]
Academic staff
168 (2022)[3]
Students2,979 (2022)[3]
Undergraduates1,509 (2022)[3]
Postgraduates1,300 (2022)[3]
170 (2022)[3]
Location
Delhi
,
India

28°39′51″N 77°13′57″E / 28.66417°N 77.23250°E / 28.66417; 77.23250
CampusUrban
Old Delhi (Kashmere Gate campus) - 16 acres
West Delhi (Karampura campus)
South Delhi (Lodhi Road campus) - 2 acres

North Delhi (Dheerpur campus - under construction) - 110 acres
North-West Delhi (Rohini campus)

Qutub Institutional Area (School of Heritage Research & Management)
Websiteaud.delhi.gov.in
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Kashmere Gate Campus, Delhi

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, formerly Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi and Ambedkar University Delhi, and simply AUD, is a state university established by the Government of the NCT of Delhi through an Act of the Delhi Legislature.[4] The university began functioning in August 2008. It is a Unitary non-affiliating University whose main focus is on undergraduate and postgraduate studies and on research in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It is completely funded by the State Government of the NCT of Delhi.[5] The university is now declared eligible to receive Central Government Assistance.[6] The university has been graded 'A' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[7] It is named after the polymath B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and one of the founding fathers of India.

  1. ^ http://it.delhigovt.nic.in/writereaddata/egaz20175719.11.16.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2022" (PDF). Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi.
  4. ^ http://it.delhigovt.nic.in/writereaddata/egaz20175719.11.16.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "About AUD". Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Ambedkar University, Delhi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  7. ^ "NAAC acrreditation Certificate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.